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BearQ continuously tests your app, reducing test maintenance and uncovering gaps scripted tests can miss.
I likes the sound of that trifle model, Louise. It's great! Makes me wonder if exploratory testing could get its own layer baked (!?) in at all layers of the trifle. I kinda feel like it sometimes doesn't get enough of the attention it deserves, its influence can be far and wide. Maybe exploratory testing is the fancy glass dish that the trifle sits in. The foundation of supporting and keeping it all together.
This is epic. Thanks for explaining, Rahul. 🤩
Nice one, Richard. Thanks for reading. Glad to hear it was helpful.
If it sparks anything else let me know. Feel free to create a new Moment with reflections or more tips and advice.
How do you deal with the pressure that your mere existence keeps people in work? And how does that pressure change when those same people also question your very existence?
If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why?
Nice one for bringing folks together, Richard.
In the context of CVs/Resumes, what is ATS and how does it help/hinder?
If you could create a new system testing model to debunk the automation pyramid, what would it look like?
Yes to all of this! What a treasure trove of advice. 👑
I like how this all folds into being brave, intentional and curious.
Thanks for sharing, Rosie. This is now my go to Moment to share with folks who ask "Yeah, but what can I do in a tech community?"
Oops, forgot to mention. It reminds me of the old saying "Practice makes perfect", which I'm no fan of.
Practice makes progress.
Heck yeah to taking it one day at a time. Thanks for the reminder, Louise. 🤩
Simon Tomes
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